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Ray Chason: More updates; version template

2026-06-19T00:54:39Z

More updates; version template

Ray Chason: /* Example */ IBMgraphics example from 5.0.0

2026-06-19T00:46:18Z

‎Example: IBMgraphics example from 5.0.0

Ray Chason: /* File format */ Update symbol list

2026-06-19T00:41:32Z

‎File format: Update symbol list

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Ray Chason: /* Normal dungeon */ Remove some old text left in by mistake

2026-06-18T04:17:35Z

‎Normal dungeon: Remove some old text left in by mistake

Ray Chason: /* Available symbol sets */ List the symbol sets in 5.0.0; leave the symbol names for another pass

2026-06-18T04:14:44Z

‎Available symbol sets: List the symbol sets in 5.0.0; leave the symbol names for another pass

Furey: Custom map symbols (historic) -> Custom map symbols (3.4.3)

2024-06-05T05:56:43Z

Custom map symbols (historic) -> Custom map symbols (3.4.3)

Furey: Fix broken reference. The 3.4.3 stuff is now in Custom map symbols (historic), not Custom map symbols.

2024-06-04T17:44:16Z

Fix broken reference. The 3.4.3 stuff is now in Custom map symbols (historic), not Custom map symbols.

Furey: WARNINGS is sitll accepted (along with BOULDER). Verified by playing NetHack 3.6.7 and setting WARNINGS. It's buggy, though.

2024-06-04T17:42:50Z

WARNINGS is sitll accepted (along with BOULDER). Verified by playing NetHack 3.6.7 and setting WARNINGS. It's buggy, though.

Paxed: SYMBOLS in config file

2019-04-25T17:04:24Z

SYMBOLS in config file

Antares: /* File format */ tools are (

2018-07-14T06:16:46Z

‎File format: tools are (

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 | {{gray|\}} || <code>S_lslant</code> || diagonal beam (NW/SE)
 |}
 ==Example==
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 Here are four screenshots of the same scene, using the three IBMgraphics variants and also DECgraphics.
 ====With IBMgraphics====
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 [[File:RogueEpyx.png]]
-{{nethack-360}}
+{{nethack-500}}

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   start: IBMgraphics
           Handling: IBM
           S_vwall: \xb3                   # meta-3, vertical rule
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           S_vodoor: \xfe                  # meta-~, small centered square
           S_hodoor: \xfe                  # meta-~, small centered square
           S_bars: \xf0                    # equivalence symbol
           S_tree: \xf1                    # plus or minus symbol
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           S_corr: \xb0                    # meta-0, light shading
           S_litcorr: \xb1                 # meta-1, medium shading
           S_fountain: \xf4                # meta-t, integral top half
           S_pool: \xf7                    # meta-w, approx. equals
           S_ice: \xfa                     # meta-z, centered dot
           S_lava: \xf7                    # meta-w, approx. equals
           S_vodbridge: \xfa               # meta-z, centered dot
           S_hodbridge: \xfa               # meta-z, centered dot
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           S_sw_ml: \xb3                   # meta-3, vertical rule
           S_sw_mr: \xb3                   # meta-3, vertical rule
-          S_explode4: \xb3                # meta-3, vertical rule
+          S_expl_ml: \xb3                 # meta-3, vertical rule
-          S_explode6: \xb3                # meta-3, vertical rule
+          S_expl_mr: \xb3                 # meta-3, vertical rule
   finish

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	The following symbol sets are available for the normal dungeon and for the Rogue level:		The following symbol sets are available for the normal dungeon and for the Rogue level:
−
−	* Default symbols -- plain [[ASCII]]. This set is coded directly and not defined in the symbols file.
−	* DECgraphics
−	* IBMgraphics
−	* IBMGraphics_1 -- displays walls as solid lines and all other characters the same way as ASCII
−	* IBMGraphics_2 -- rolls back certain symbols to ASCII, for consistent display with [[wikipedia:code page\|code pages]] other than 437. The [[IBMgraphics]] article discusses code pages at length.
−	* MACgraphics
−	* NHAccess -- an ASCII-compatible symbol set intended for visually impaired players.

	* plain -- same as default, except that corners are {{white\|+}}.		* plain -- same as default, except that corners are {{white\|+}}.

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 * MACgraphics
 * NHAccess -- an ASCII-compatible symbol set intended for visually impaired players.
 ===Rogue level===
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 * RogueWindows
-Of these, only RogueEpyx displays in color. RogueIBM and RogueWindows are in fact identical.
+Of these, only RogueEpyx displays in color. RogueIBM and RogueWindows differ only in that RogueWindows specifies {{white|&#x03B5;}} for engravings in a room (<code>S_engroom</code>).
 The symbols file supports limiting a symbol set to the main dungeon, but no preconfigured symbol set is restricted this way.
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 A symbol set consists of:
 * a single line with keyword "start" or "begin" and a value constituting the name of the symbol set
-* a single line with keyword "handling" and a value of either "DEC" or "IBM"; the provided symbols file uses "MAC" for MACgraphics, but the source code does not recognize this value
+* a single line with keyword "handling" and a value of, "DEC", "IBM", "CURS", "MAC" or "UTF8"
 * an optional single line with keyword "description" and a line to be displayed in the options menu, to describe the symbol set
 * an optional single line with keyword "color" or "colour" and a value of any of "true", "yes", "on", "false", "no" or "off"; the default is to enable color in the main dungeon and disable it in the Rogue level

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 Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.0]], the '''symset''' option selects one of several symbol sets for display of a text-mode map for the normal [[dungeon]].  The '''roguesymset''' option does the same for the [[Rogue level]]. The file "symbols", placed in the directory where NetHack is installed, defines the available symbol sets. The user may edit this file to change existing symbol sets or to define new symbol sets.
-The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols (historic)]], except that BOULDER and WARNINGS are still accepted.
+The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols (3.4.3)]], except that BOULDER and WARNINGS are still accepted.
 Individual symbols may be set in the [[options]] file with SYMBOLS:

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	The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols]], except that BOULDER is still accepted.		The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols]], except that BOULDER is still accepted.
		+
		+	Individual symbols may be set in the [[options]] file with SYMBOLS:
		+
		+	SYMBOLS=S_boulder:0
		+	SYMBOLS=S_golem:7
		+	SYMBOLS=S_ghost:8

	==Available symbol sets==		==Available symbol sets==

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 | <code>?</code> || <code>S_scroll</code> || scroll
 |-
-| <code></code> || <code>S_tool</code> || (useful item (pick-axe, key, lamp...)
+| <code>(</code> || <code>S_tool</code> || (useful item (pick-axe, key, lamp...)
 |-
 | <code>/</code> || <code>S_wand</code> || wand